I was in the exact same position 2 summers ago. I just did my Computer Science Degree and then had no idea what to do. So i did an MSc in Computer Animation at Bournemouth University and now I work for Framestore and I have two movei credits to my name Check out: https://ncca.bournemouth.ac.uk it's the best money you will ever spend if you want to get into this industry! People with your skills (c++ etc are in big demand) and if you have a years experience in maya from Bournemouth you can get very far very quickly! believe me!

Good Luck
Alan